If this, then what?

#155288012 / gettyimages.com Earlier today I read a Gizmodo article that brought (or re-rebrought) the web service If This, Then That to my attention. I’d seen it around for a few years, largely on Gizmodo and Lifehacker, but somehow it was today that I realised because so many of the services I use are “in the cloud” that...
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Nokia Lumia 920 Review

I received my shiny new Nokia Lumia 920 last week (29/11/12) and so far I’m really enjoying it. There have been a few technical difficulties and in the Apple lingo some things I’m not using correctly but as an upgrade to the iPhone 4 I used to have I’m loving it. There are a number of apps and functions I’m still looking for replacements...
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Office 2013 will inclu...

According to Gizmodo, Microsoft have just released the Consumer Preview of Office 2013, although when I try and use their link I just get a Microsoft page that repeats my IP address back to me – possible overloading maybe?). One of the things that stood out was that Microsoft were including Skype in the release. This will be because...
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Password Security Stor...

Lifehacker has just put out a good article outlining 5 different methods of storing passwords used by various web services. It gives the pro’s and con’s of each including whether or not having a traditionally ‘strong’ password actually matters. It even references XKCD’s Password Strength cartoon. Link: How Your...
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If this, then what?

Posted by alastair on Jul 11, 20141

Nokia Lumia 920 Review

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Office 2013 will include ...

Posted by alastair on Jul 16, 20123

Password Security Storage

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For no other reason than I was taking shots of some of the other beers, this is one of my own making. The “Nelson Sauv Summer Ale” is based on a recipe pack from LiquorCraft, a fine supplier of all brewing equipment. I’ve been brewing for a couple of years, but not really often enough to become that good at it. This is an attempt at a nice light summer ale with the grapey hints of the Nelson Sauvin hops. It’s been...

The Holgate Brewhouse Mt Macedon Ale is surprisingly good. Sometimes I’m suspicious of beers that stray away from the standard naming conventions: Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA, Golden Ale, etc. How do you know what it will taste like? You have to risk buying something bland and unexciting. Thankfully this one doesn’t disappoint. Like other’s in the range (the Hopinator and Temptress are good examples) the Mt Macedon Ale...

This was one of my first favourite local craft beers. Brewed in Healesville, Victoria, this is a great beer with a good amount of flavour. I’ve been to the brewery itself on a roundabout tour of the Yarra Valley, coming back through Healesville where the brewery is situated. Never having been to a brewery before I wasn’t sure what to expect. I assume it’s similar to most decent sized craft breweries. There were all the...

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The bottle has a look straight out of Magnum PI. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new...

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